2010 Pennsylvania General Election Tracking Poll

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1 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE /MORNING CALL 2010 Pennsylvania General Election Tracking Poll RELEASE #3 October 22, 2010 FIELDING PERIOD October 18-21, 2010 SAMPLE 421 Likely Voters in Pennsylvania MARGIN OF ERROR - +/- 5% at 95% Level of Confidence TOTALS MAY NOT EQUAL 100% DUE TO ROUNDING METHODOLOGY: Beginning on October 20 and ending on November 1, 2010, The Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion and the Morning Call will be releasing daily results from their statewide general election tracking poll. The results are drawn from telephone surveys of likely voters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each day s release will be based on the results of interviews conducted during the previous four days. For example, the initial release on Wednesday, October 20th was produced from interviews conducted between October 16th and 9 th. While the total sample size will alternate from day to day because of varying completion rates, the average sample sizes will be approximately 400. Precise margins of error will be identified with each release and average around +/-5% at a 95% level of confidence. All interviews will be conducted by individuals who have been trained in standard interviewing procedures. The sampling frame for this research is a list of registered voters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To determine if an individual is a likely voter the Muhlenberg College/Morning Call poll uses a three step process. First, the individual must be registered to vote in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is validated through the use of registered voting records provided by the Secretary of State in Pennsylvania. Second, the individual must identify their likelihood of voting in the November, 2010 election as either definite or very likely. Finally, the individual must have voted in at least half of the general elections in which they were eligible since 2002 or who had registered to vote since 2008 and voted in the 2010 primary election. For example, if a voter was registered since 2003 they would have to have voted in at least 2 of the 3 general elections (2004, 2006, 2008) since that year to be included in the sampling frame for the study.

2 If an individual meets these three requirements they are identified as a likely voter. If they do not meet all three of the requirements they are excluded from participation. All registered voters who meet the likely voter criteria specified above have an equal chance of being selected for inclusion in the poll. Voters are chosen at random through a computerized selection process. The data gathered through our interviewing process is statistically weighted to insure that the sample reflects the primary voters in terms of gender and region of the state. The weighting process is required because different segments of the population respond to interview requests in different ways. For example, women answer the phone more than men and are therefore likely to be overrepresented in the sample. TRACKING POLL RESULTS OCTOBER 22nd TRACKING PERIOD Senate Race (Including Leaners) Toomey 41% 43% 43% Sestak 44% 43% 43% 15% 14% 14% Governor s Race (Including Leaners) Onorato 40% 38% 40% Corbett 47% 49% 49% 14% 12% 11% Favorability Ratings for Senatorial and Gubernatorial Candidates Pat Toomey Favorable 34% 36% 36% Unfavorable 36% 35% 35% 30% 29% 29%

4 SURVEY INSTRUMENT AND TRACKING PERIOD FREQUENCIES Muhlenberg College/Morning Call Institute of Public Opinion Pennsylvania Elections TRACKING POLL Introductory Statement: Hello, my name is. I'm a student at Muhlenberg College conducting a research project regarding the upcoming elections in Pennsylvania. Would you be willing to help us by answering a few questions? Q1: Which of the following categories best describes your current voting status? Are you registered as a? (READ LIST) 1. Democrat 2. Republican 3. Independent 4. Other Party 5. Not Registered to Vote in Pennsylvania (Volunteered) (END SURVEY) 6. Not (Volunteered) 7. Refused (Volunteered) Democrat 46% 45% 46% Republican 46% 48% 49% Independent 8% 6% 5% Other Party 1% 1% <1% Q2: How likely are you to vote in the midterm elections this November? Are you definitely going to vote, very likely to vote, not too likely to vote or definitely not voting in the November Election? 1. Definitely Going to Vote 2. Very Likely To Vote 3. Not Too Likely to Vote (END SURVEY) 4. Definitely not voting (END SURVEY) 5. Not (Volunteered) (END SURVEY) 6. Refused (Volunteered) (END SURVEY) Voting: Definitely 93% 90% 89% Very Likely 7% 10% 11%

5 Q3: Next, I would like for you to rate the performance of a few political officials. For each name that I read, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way he is doing his job. First, President Barack Obama? 1. Approve 2. Disapprove 3. No opinion (Volunteered) 4. Refused (Volunteered) Approve 42% 40% 41% Disapprove 51% 51% 51% No Opinion 7% 8% 8% Q4: How about Governor Ed Rendell? 1. Approve 2. Disapprove 3. No opinion (Volunteered) 4. Refused (Volunteered) Approve 33% 30% 34% Disapprove 56% 59% 55% No Opinion 11% 10% 11% Q5: Now, I would like to ask your overall impression of a few political figures. For each name I read, please tell me if your impression of him is favorable or unfavorable. First, Joe Sestak 1. Favorable 2. Unfavorable 3. Neutral/Not (Volunteered) 4. Haven't heard of him (Volunteered) 5. Refused (Volunteered) Favorable 34% 31% 31% Unfavorable 34% 35% 34% 32% 33% 34%

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